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The AUSV's commercial applications will provide cost effective solutions for a wide range of maritime interests and requirements.
Industrial Assets and High-Value Shipping Protection:
Many commercial industries conduct operations in open-ocean environments. These industries utilize fixed assets such off-shore oil and gas rigs, sea-bottom pipelines and transfer terminals; and on-the-move assets such as container vessels, oil tankers, and cruise ships. The AUSV will be ideal for providing over-the-horizon and close-in perimeter security for fixed assets and can monitor shipping lanes and maritime choke points for vessels underway. Both applications will draw upon the AUSV's advanced sensor suite including stabilized infrared and live video cameras mounted on its sixty-foot mast to provide real-time alerts to a control center which can immediately summon designated responders to intercept or repel the threat.
Undersea Oil and Gas Exploration, Ocean Survey and Mapping, and Meteorological Data Collection:
The benign survey of the world's coastal waters will be a fruitful mission for the AUSV. Undersea oil and mineral exploration begins with topographical mapping of the ocean floor using sound waves, a process that requires meticulous course management. The AUSV's reduced operating costs as compared with manned survey ships, its ability to deploy mission-specific scientific exploration devices, and its free range of operations, will make cost-effective ocean survey a significant opportunity for the vessel. The AUSV's precision navigation capability, speed and endurance will permit it to remain un-tethered for extended periods of time while supporting meteorological and oceanographic observations. For oceanographic data-collection, the vessel will be used as a mobile weather buoy, providing weather and hydrological data collection, as well as for coastal ocean floor survey and mapping.
Fishery Support/Compliance:
Just as the AUSV can be deployed ahead of advancing Navy ships to provide early warning of distant conditions, so can the AUSV be deployed to support the commercial activities of fishing fleets. Equipped with advanced fish-finding sonar, the AUSV can be used to direct fishing vessels toward areas where it is most profitable for them to fish. Because the AUSV is non-polluting and environmentally-friendly, it can also be used as an on-station sentry vessel to monitor and deter illegal fishing activities in ecologically sensitive areas.
Marine Mammal Monitoring and Research:
Its quiet and non-polluting operations mean that the AUSV can be used for scientific monitoring and research concerning migratory whales and other marine mammals and endangered species. It can also provide reconnaissance and surveillance for fishery regulation and Economic Exclusion Zone compliance.
Recreational Boating:
Many of the AUSV's unique patented or proprietary design elements, including its WingSail and fly-by-wire capability, will be valuable to recreational and racing boat producers and users. Today's recreational boaters are looking for more ecologically friendly and fuel efficient alternatives. Harbor Wing's breakthrough technology can enable the development of wind driven recreational vessels that offer speed and precision control without the expense and emissions of fossil fuels and that are as easy to command as engine powered watercraft Harbor Wing will be seeking platform partners willing to work with us to integrate our technology into their most popular multi-hull designs. |
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